big surprise to say the least

Rating: Null/10 (3 November 2002)

I saw this movie last night at a premiere surprise event (where the cinema show you a coming movie and you don't know which) and I was blown away! Imagine my surprise, when I'm used to seeing more or less crappy hollywood pap every time we go! Although it had similarities with Romero's films, it can well stand on its own. Yes, I know some scenes were virtually lifted straight off those movies, but they're not rip-offs. They're called homages, see? The "Vanilla Sky" sequence was stunning, and the action and scares kept sending audience into gasps and screams. the perfect Halloween picture and yet again proves that british cinema is more than capable of handling great horror movies! Dog Soldiers and now 28 days later are both definite top 10 horror material in my book!